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One of my greatest aims is to make Whitechapel a nexus for Desirable Information.
Memes, virals, that which makes you laugh, that which makes your bowels weep; anything found or scavenged online ...
Memes, virals, that which makes you laugh, that which makes your bowels weep; anything found or scavenged online which has no informative value: that stuff will continue to go in “Around The Net.” I’ll be updating that once every four weeks too.

This…? This is for everything else.

News Stories. Mad Science. Horrific Nature. Metaphysical madness.

Here is where we gorge ourselves on the creamy clostrum of Information. Here is where we nuzzle at the red-raw teat of the Up-To-Date Dataweb. Bring me the light of your Weird Wisdom and your New News.

(Anything of particular interest, go ahead and create new threads in this category to delve deeper.)]]>
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In Springfield, Missouri, Reverend Phil Snyder gives an interesting speech during a city council debate about a new rule adding LGBT people to the list of minorities protected from discrimination. ...
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Seems legit
Seems legit]]>
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Tractor Beam Built From Rings Of Laser Light
Tractor Beam Built From Rings Of Laser Light]]>
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Antoni Dobrowolski, oldest Auschwitz survivor, dies
Antoni Dobrowolski, oldest Auschwitz survivor, dies]]>
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Just a reminder that you do not own the ebooks you buy from Amazon, and they can arbitrarily erase your kindle and close your account without warning or justification :
Outlawed by Amazon DRM
Outlawed by Amazon DRM]]>
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can you use Calibre to strip amazon books/ use epub/non-amazon bought books on a Kindle?
With both my Kobo and then my current Nook, I just run everyone through Calibre then onto the reader so I ...
With both my Kobo and then my current Nook, I just run everyone through Calibre then onto the reader so I have back ups stored elsewhere.]]>
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More details on the Amazon story
With a little update athe bottom of the articles :
Update @ 23:55 - Linn just contacted me to say her account has been mysteriously re-activated and she's busily ...
More details on the Amazon storyWith a little update athe bottom of the articles :

Update @ 23:55 - Linn just contacted me to say her account has been mysteriously re-activated and she's busily downloading her books. Hopefully Amazon will have more news for us all soon. Even positive arbitrary actions disclose how much Kindle customers read only with the grace of Amazon, of course...

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Beluga Whales on the intelligence uplift track
Beluga Whales on the intelligence uplift track]]>
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Thanks to Cerys Matthew's show on bbc radio 6, which is a truly outstanding way to spend two hours on a Sunday morning, I can bring you Philip Hoare's project The Moby Dick Big Read, where one ...
Cerys Matthew's show on bbc radio 6, which is a truly outstanding way to spend two hours on a Sunday morning, I can bring you Philip Hoare's project The Moby Dick Big Read, where one person, sometimes famous sometimes not, reads each of the 135 chapters. Chapter one is by Tilda Swinton]]>
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Jimmy Savile was apparently a huge perv
Jimmy Savile was apparently a huge perv]]>
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That's the second time I've read of high up members of the press being in to necrophilia.
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Occupational hazard. The constant beating of dead horses and the digging up of dirt just leads you there.
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Oddly, Warren blogged on this very subject earlier in the week...
Oddly, Warren blogged on this very subject earlier in the week...]]>
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@Flabyo - Probably because this story has been in every paper and every news bulletin in the UK for the last couple of weeks. And every time you hear about it, it involves even more people doing even ...
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NYPD Officer Arrested by FBI for Plotting to ‘Kidnap, Cook, and Eat Women’
NYPD Officer Arrested by FBI for Plotting to ‘Kidnap, Cook, and Eat Women’]]>
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Scientists construct the most accurate model of a Neanderthal yet — and he looks just like Chuck Norris
Scientists construct the most accurate model of a Neanderthal yet — and he looks just like Chuck Norris

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They had an interview with him later
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Thomas Quick: the Swedish serial killer who never was
During the 1990s, Thomas Quick confessed to one unsolved murder after another, becoming, in the words of the father of one of his alleged ...
Thomas Quick: the Swedish serial killer who never was

During the 1990s, Thomas Quick confessed to one unsolved murder after another, becoming, in the words of the father of one of his alleged victims, "a ghost who ran through Scandinavia killing more than 30 people". The sadistic murderer was a media sensation and his bespectacled face stared out from front pages and television screens. The newspapers called him "the cannibal". Thomas Quick became Sweden's very own Hannibal Lecter.

But then, in 2001, he stopped co-operating with the police. He withdrew from public view and changed his name back to the one he was born with. In 2008, Hannes Råstam, one of Sweden's most respected documentary-makers, became intrigued. He visited the former Thomas Quick, now known as Sture Bergwall, at Säter, trawled through the 50,000 pages of court documents, therapy notes and police interrogations and came to the startling conclusion that there was not a single shred of technical evidence for any of Bergwall's convictions. There were no DNA traces, no murder weapons, no eyewitnesses – nothing apart from his confessions, many of which had been given when he was under the influence of narcotic-strength drugs. Confronted with Råstam's discoveries, Bergwall admitted the unthinkable. He said he had fabricated the entire story.

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DERP DERP DERP just go read Wood's post about the woman-eating nutter, nothing to see here...
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Ahem... Renthing, would look 4 post above yours ?
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Colin Powell endorses Obama for a second term
TAMPA, Fla.—Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a Republican who served under George W. Bush, declared his support for a second term for President ...
Colin Powell endorses Obama for a second term

TAMPA, Fla.—Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a Republican who served under George W. Bush, declared his support for a second term for President Barack Obama.

"I voted for him in 2008, and I plan to stick with him in 2012," Powell said Thursday during an interview with "CBS This Morning." "I'll be voting for he and for Vice President Joe Biden next month."

Powell said he believed Obama's economic policies were helpful in turning around the sluggish economy, and he criticized Republican challenger Mitt Romney's stance on foreign policy.

Ceefax was launched on 23 September 1974 to give BBC viewers the chance to check the latest news headlines, sports scores, weather forecast or TV listings - in a pre-internet era where the only alternative was to wait for the next TV or radio bulletin to be aired.]]>
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But then, maybe Colin Powell's endorsement shouldn't come as a surprise if you consider that...
Obama moves to make the War on Terror permanent
Complete with a newly coined, creepy Orwellian ...
Obama moves to make the War on Terror permanent

Complete with a newly coined, creepy Orwellian euphemism – 'disposition matrix' – the administration institutionalizes the most extremist powers a government can claim

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British ExxonMobil oil chief 'assassinated' in Brussels street
British ExxonMobil oil chief 'assassinated' in Brussels street]]>
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@Wood - re: "Thomas Quick" - this reminds me of a similar person, think he was in the US, who seemed to have a penchant for confessing to crimes. It had got to the point that police would ...
edit: Henry Lee Lucas, confessed to more than 600 murders. Worth a read.]]>
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Reminds me of this story from Germany
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/q-tip-off-police-fear-serial-killer-was-just-dna-contamination-a-615608.html
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/q-tip-off-police-fear-serial-killer-was-just-dna-contamination-a-615608.html]]>
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@Wood
Ratsafrackingrackinmackinsmackin...
Ratsafrackingrackinmackinsmackin...]]>
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@ Steve Toase
Oh yeah, I remember that story. First the article about that mysterious German serial killer, who was sometimes described as a man, sometimes as a woman but had female DNA (a ...
Oh yeah, I remember that story. First the article about that mysterious German serial killer, who was sometimes described as a man, sometimes as a woman but had female DNA (a transexual ?), who had accomplices who would never confess to ever knowing her, and would instead insist they were alone (brainwashing ? Some sort of cult ?) and who would operate all over the country... and then someone thought about running DNA tests on the lab assistants, oh what a laugh. Just think about how the police officer must have felt, chasing fo year a criminal who didn't exist.]]>
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...Which reminds me of :
The mystery of Ireland's worst driver
He had been wanted from counties Cork to Cavan after racking up scores of speeding tickets and parking fines.
However, each ...
The mystery of Ireland's worst driver

He had been wanted from counties Cork to Cavan after racking up scores of speeding tickets and parking fines.

However, each time the serial offender was stopped he managed to evade justice by giving a different address.

But then his cover was blown.

It was discovered that the man every member of the Irish police's rank and file had been looking for - a Mr Prawo Jazdy - wasn't exactly the sort of prized villain whose apprehension leads to an officer winning an award.

In fact he wasn't even human.

"Prawo Jazdy is actually the Polish for "driving licence" and not the first and surname on the licence," read a letter from June 2007 from an officer working within the Garda's traffic division.

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Damien Hirst's statue in Ilfracombe, Devon
Damien Hirst's statue in Ilfracombe, Devon]]>
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Romney: 'Some Gays Are Actually Having Children. It's Not Right on Paper. It's Not Right in Fact.'
Seriously America, what the fuck?
Romney: 'Some Gays Are Actually Having Children. It's Not Right on Paper. It's Not Right in Fact.'

Seriously America, what the fuck?]]>
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GUYS IT'S NOT ALL OF US
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IN FACT IT'S NOT EVEN MOST OF US
IN FACT IT'S NOT EVEN MOST OF US]]>
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edit: I misread something
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Obviously possessed by alien entity, man who fell from space wants to suppress democracy on earth
Well, that's what the title of this article should have been.
Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian ...
Obviously possessed by alien entity, man who fell from space wants to suppress democracy on earthWell, that's what the title of this article should have been.

Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian parachutist who broke the sound barrier by jumping to earth from the stratosphere said in an interview published Sunday he backed the idea of a dictatorship, though a moderate one.

He told Austrian newspaper Kleine Zeitung that such a dictatorship should be "led by experienced personalities coming from the private (sector of the) economy" to solve present social and economic problems.

Schwarzenegger's experience, said Baumgartner, who did not reveal whether the thought came to him during the four minutes and 20 seconds of his descent, showed "you can't do anything in a democracy."

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Am I a bad person for thinking he's a teensy bit right? (but obviously only in an ideal world - which this clearly isn't)
Anyone who's played the Civilisation games, or read one of Iain M. Banks' ...
Anyone who's played the Civilisation games, or read one of Iain M. Banks' Culture novels knows that a benevolent dictatorship is the way to go.

Now we just need to work on our AI...]]>
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And how exactly do you make sure this dictatorship is benevolent ?
I mean, give me one historical example of a benevolent dictator.
Remember how it went in Europe in the 30's ? People starting ...
I mean, give me one historical example of a benevolent dictator.

Remember how it went in Europe in the 30's ? People starting to think "this democracy thing is clearly inefficient, what we need is a guy who has truly our country's interedt at heart, and to give him full powers so that he Can Really Change Thing."

And in Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, these guys were brought to power by a great part of the population, and proved to be the bloodthirsty bigoted dumbfucks they are remembered as today.

I mean, "benevolent"... On which planet do you think you're living ? When was the last time you met a benevolent person ? Let alone a politician ?

Democracy is far from perfect but at least it gives a guarantee that if the guy in charge proves to be too much of a fuck-up, we get to vote him/her out at the next election.]]>
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Yeah, yeah, I know. I'll get my coat. :p
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Meanwhile Disney buys Lucasfilm for 4 billion dollars, with Star Wars Episode VII due for release in 2015. (George Lucas will act as a creative consultant.)
Disney buys Lucasfilm for 4 billion dollars, with Star Wars Episode VII due for release in 2015. (George Lucas will act as a creative consultant.)]]>
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This needs to go here.
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Princess Leia is now a Disney Princess(tm)
Let that thought sink in.
Let that thought sink in.]]>
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Icelandic Police Break Up Cat PartyPolice in Suðurnes were, for possibly the first time in the history of the region, called out to break up a party being held by cats.
Morgunblaðið reports that ...
Icelandic Police Break Up Cat Party

Police in Suðurnes were, for possibly the first time in the history of the region, called out to break up a party being held by cats.Morgunblaðið reports that residents living around a house known to be unoccupied for some time noticed several cats coming in and out of an open window. This piqued the curiosity of residents, who summarily called police to the location at around noon last Sunday.Police arrived at the scene and, entering the house, found no people there. However, two to three cats - the exact number is still unclear - were allegedly occupying the house. According to police reports, the cats were "snuggling" on a couch that had been left behind by the previous residents.Officers on the scene sprang into action, immediately evicting the cats from the house. They then ensured that all doors and windows into the house were securely closed and locked, in the hopes of preventing an incident of this sort from ever happening again.

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Meanwhile Disney buys Lucasfilm for 4 billion dollars, with Star Wars Episode VII due for release in 2015. (George Lucas will act as a creative consultant.)
There were always stories even before ...
Meanwhile Disney buys Lucasfilm for 4 billion dollars, with Star Wars Episode VII due for release in 2015. (George Lucas will act as a creative consultant.)

There were always stories even before Episodes 1-3 were announced that there were supposed to be 9 films in all, although it looks like Disney's plan is to do Episode 7-9 and then another one every one or 2 years.]]>
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Anonymous threatens to take down Facebook on Nov 5th.
Anonymous threatens to take down Facebook on Nov 5th.]]>
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Just heard that architect Lebbeus Woods died...
Like a lot of people, my own thought and interest in architecture and design was heavily influenced by his contributions and, more recently, by his ...
Just heard that architect Lebbeus Woods died...

Like a lot of people, my own thought and interest in architecture and design was heavily influenced by his contributions and, more recently, by his insightful blog posts.

R.I.P.]]>
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Re: Anonymous
Is it me or does the decline of Zynga seem like an unworthy cause for hacktivism?
Is it me or does the decline of Zynga seem like an unworthy cause for hacktivism?]]>
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Re: Anonymous, most of what they do is either unworthy or completely ineffectual.
"ZYNGA IS EVIL SO WE'RE GOING TO ... destroy ... Facebook. YEAH."
"ZYNGA IS EVIL SO WE'RE GOING TO ... destroy ... Facebook. YEAH."]]>
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I'd be interested to see whether or not they can do it, regardless of the reasons.
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@celan -
I thought that too, but upon reading their release, it did seem to have to do more specifically with Zynga's handling of the termination of their employees, specifically terminating them ...
I thought that too, but upon reading their release, it did seem to have to do more specifically with Zynga's handling of the termination of their employees, specifically terminating them suddenly for alleged financial reasons, while supposedly having over a billion dollars in cash sitting in the bank. It is more of a punishment for corrupt and Scrooge-like business practices.]]>
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Also, because pretty much all of Zynga's profits are tied to Facebook, Facebook is a really good place to hit them (presuming, of course, that they can do it).
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I understand that, but targeting Facebook instead of targeting Zynga directly seems ridiculous. The collateral on that is WAY larger and much of that will have absolutely nothing to do with Zynga. If ...
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If an entity like Facebook can't survive an attack by Anonymous easily, then how safe is all the personal data they, and Zynga on their behalf, collect and maintain on you? There are larger points to ...
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It's also worth noting that the first reports of an attack against Zynga were not accompanied with talk of an attack against Facebook. It's quite possible this is a hoax, or being blown far out of ...
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Kid gets eaten alive by wild dogs at Pittsburgh zoo
Kid gets eaten alive by wild dogs at Pittsburgh zoo]]>
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Likely it's just Facebook getting in the shotgun blast of rage that is Anonymous.
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Seems like it's just a 'popular' target to get the press to notice them to me.
One version I saw said it was to make Zynga change their minds about future layoffs and outsourcing, because causing ...
One version I saw said it was to make Zynga change their minds about future layoffs and outsourcing, because causing a company to lose money by hacking them is a surefire way to keep jobs there secure.

This one is very much in the 'believe it when I see it' camp.]]>
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German policewomen get special safety bras
German policewomen get special safety bras]]>
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@Steve Toase: They're basically sports bras, which work for some women, but not all. The idea is nice, but the result is a bit disappointing.
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I've had the underwire start to poke at me before and that shit can be painful. I'd wear specialty Police sportsbras if I were a policewoman.
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Anyone get any weird Facebook emails yesterday? Looks like something tried to register my old email address. Anonymous or just paranoid?
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Myself and a friend were both "accessed" from distant parts of the US. Either Facebook's confused or some kind of massive hack is underway?
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I've never watched it (allergic to ITV) but does this show accept suggestions from the public on ways to humiliate/persecute/torture contestants?
Nadine Dorries MP 'set to be in I'm a Celebrity... ...
Nadine Dorries MP 'set to be in I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here'

For those of you lucky enough to be unaware who she is, "Mad Nad" is as close as the UK gets to having our own Michele Bachmann. Even The Daily Mail dislikes her.]]>
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I got an email from Facebook saying they were sorry I had failed to access my account. It's actually my back-up, fake account that I haven't used for about a year anyway.
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Composer Eliott Carter has passed away...

Composer Eliott Carter has passed away...]]>
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AMERICA, FUCK YEAH!!
]]>
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Washington has also voted to legalize.
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So Colorado gets the pennant because of timezones, then.
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Oh, cool! Last night the buzz was that Colorado was getting it but Washington wasn't. I guess that call was premature. Nice.
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I was surprised it didn't pass here in Oregon as well. Maybe next time.
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Freddie Starr and Gary Glitter arrested as BBC sex scandal widens
Freddie Starr and Gary Glitter arrested as BBC sex scandal widens]]>
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NASA's doing stuff. Allegedly.
NASA's doing stuff. Allegedly.]]>
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@Fishelle: Well, of course. That's where Obama will send NRA members, people who love Jesus, and grandma after she is ruled Disposable by a death panel.
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One of their stated goals is to "establish a human presence in deep space." I mean, yes, right, duh, but god damn if that doesn't make me bounce on the couch a little, just reading it.
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I hope the budget dollars are there to fund these expeditions. I would love to see an asteroid mission.
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Four African teenage girls create urine-powered generator
Urine is put into an electrolytic cell, which cracks the urea into nitrogen, water, and hydrogen.
The hydrogen goes into a water ...
Four African teenage girls create urine-powered generator

Urine is put into an electrolytic cell, which cracks the urea into nitrogen, water, and hydrogen. The hydrogen goes into a water filter for purification, which then gets pushed into the gas cylinder. The gas cylinder pushes hydrogen into a cylinder of liquid borax, which is used to remove the moisture from the hydrogen gas. This purified hydrogen gas is pushed into the generator. 1 Liter of urine gives you 6 hours of electricity.

I wonder about the efficiency : you still have to feed it electricity to extract the hydrogen in the first place, right ?]]>
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Microsoft's "Universal Translator" chatters Chinese in your own voice
Microsoft's "Universal Translator" chatters Chinese in your own voice]]>
NEWSTRANGE -- the Informus Thread (Closes Nov 25th)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10875&Focus=343843#Comment_3438432012-11-10T06:52:09-06:002012-11-10T17:14:52-06:00Alan Tysonhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1299
David Petraeus resigns as director of the CIA, citing an extramarital affair. I've heard a lot of people saying this has more to do with the possibility that he may have let slip some rather ...
resigns as director of the CIA, citing an extramarital affair. I've heard a lot of people saying this has more to do with the possibility that he may have let slip some rather confidential information to his lady friend.

EDIT: Hah! Nice call, Kay.]]>
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@Alan, yeah, from what I hear it's common for people in the intelligence industry to get fired over affairs like this. There's always a possibility of information getting leaked so the gut reaction ...
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Yep. Can't have anyone getting blackmailed over this sort of thing. Man, what a way to go, though.
NEWSTRANGE -- the Informus Thread (Closes Nov 25th)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10875&Focus=343861#Comment_3438612012-11-10T14:30:31-06:002015-08-02T13:27:44-05:00Kay Orchisonhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10078
"Extramartial" affair! Lol appropriate typo FTW
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Shall we just invent an un-disprovable conspiracy theory (counter-)explanation for Petraeus' resignation and see how far it spreads from here?
NEWSTRANGE -- the Informus Thread (Closes Nov 25th)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10875&Focus=343865#Comment_3438652012-11-10T16:33:38-06:002012-11-10T16:34:21-06:00Greasemonkeyhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4625
Petraeus was going to go public about all the millions of stolen ballot papers hidden in Obama's garage, so they framed him up and fired him.
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I think someone on my news feed was pointing out how convenient it was that he won't be testifying about Benghazi now or something...
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A relative of mine went on a bit of a tirade about this happening mere days after Obama was re-elected, saying this was the first of many purges of government officials who might stand in the way of ...
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Do we kill God with the stolen guns, or just with objects found around the household, like cheese graters?
NEWSTRANGE -- the Informus Thread (Closes Nov 25th)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10875&Focus=343875#Comment_3438752012-11-10T20:34:45-06:002015-08-02T13:27:44-05:00oldhathttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=75
You kill god with COMMUNISM AND ABORTIONS.
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I'm not worshipping any deity that can be brought low by the NHS...
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A relative of mine went on a bit of a tirade about this happening mere days after Obama was re-elected, saying this was the first of many purges of government officials who might stand in the way of ...
A relative of mine went on a bit of a tirade about this happening mere days after Obama was re-elected, saying this was the first of many purges of government officials who might stand in the way of Obama's left-wing agenda to steal our guns and kill God.

I have a couple of relatives who were talking Obama conspiracy crap , something about killing the coal industry, when I finally just snapped a little and said.

"Yes, you're right about everything. Soon the time will come and Obama will raise your taxes. He'll then use the money taken thusly to hire Mexican illegals to grow pot in your backyards, take away your guns and force your children to GAY-Marry Muslim abortion doctors! Mu hu ha ha. Mu hu ha ha. Mu. Hu. Ha. Ha."

I got the stinkeye but at least they shut up about politics for a little while.]]>
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Like.
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15 States file to secede from the US
Is this for real?
"Given that the state of Texas maintains a balanced budget and is the 15th largest economy in the world, it is practically feasible ...
15 States file to secede from the US

Is this for real?

"Given that the state of Texas maintains a balanced budget and is the 15th largest economy in the world, it is practically feasible for Texas to withdraw from the union, and to do so would protect it’s citizens’ standard of living and re-secure their rights and liberties in accordance with the original ideas and beliefs of our founding fathers which are no longer being reflected by the federal government."

Edited to add: you know this is extra bullshit because they're citing Colorado, Oregon, New Jersey, and New York. These petitions were also not started by states, they were started by people IN states.]]>
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Teenager arrested for posting burning poppy picture on Facebook
Teenager arrested for posting burning poppy picture on Facebook]]>
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Also, an interesting piece about Petraeus, poiting out that his most scandalous affair was not with Broadwell but with the media :
The Sins Of General David Petraeus
This was the kind of bullshit ...
The Sins Of General David Petraeus

This was the kind of bullshit Ricks and Broadwell had been pushing — and it not only wasn’t called bullshit, it was embraced as serious work. Ricks wasn’t the only offender, of course — Petraeus more or less had journalists from many major media outlets slurping from the Pentagon’s gravy train. The typical route was to have all the cash and favors funneled through a third party like the Center for a New American Security.

CNAS was a Petraeus-inspired operation from its inception in 2007, and it made its reputation promoting Petraeus’ counterinsurgency plans. No problem, right? Except that it put the journalists who were covering those same plans and policies on its payroll. For instance, New York Times Pentagon correspondent Thom Shanker took money and a position from CNAS and still covered the Pentagon; Robert Kaplan, David Cloud from the Los Angeles Times, and others produced a small library’s worth of hagiographies while sharing office space at CNAS with retired generals whom they’d regularly quote in their stories.

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English Defence League website hacked by ZHC.
edit: defacement removed, story about it at theregister
edit: defacement removed, story about it at theregister]]>
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John McAfee, Antivirus Software Developer, Wanted For Murder: Report
John McAfee, Antivirus Software Developer, Wanted For Murder: Report]]>
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Tony Harris hates hot cosplayers (most of them).
Tony Harris hates hot cosplayers (most of them).]]>
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Man, apparently Tony Harris is illiterate. That was painful to read, and not just because of the content.
Dude is hating on posers, and I can get that. Dude is also hating on people that are just ...
Dude is hating on posers, and I can get that. Dude is also hating on people that are just trying to get attention, and I can also get that. But dude doesn't understand that his hating on just women in his rant makes him look like a cranky member of a boy's club. I'm not gonna stop reading comics he illustrates, but he needs to stop being such a crank. Because for serious, he looks terrible.

It's a shame people tend not to think before they post shit on Facebook or maybe he could have posted something semi-eloquent (though probably still riddled with capitalization errors. Seriously, why do people capitalize for emphasis? It just makes things massively irritating to read).]]>
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Meanwhile, Uganda passes "kill the gays" bill.
Speaker Rebecca Kadaga described the bill’s passing as a “Christmas gift” for the Ugandan people.
The law will broaden the ...
Uganda passes "kill the gays" bill.

Speaker Rebecca Kadaga described the bill’s passing as a “Christmas gift” for the Ugandan people.

The law will broaden the criminalization of same-sex relationships by dividing homosexuality into two categories; aggravated homosexuality and the offense of homosexuality.

‘Aggravated homosexuality’ is defined as gay acts committed by parents or authority figures, HIV-positive people, pedophiles and repeat offenders. If convicted, they will face the death penalty.

…

The ‘offense of homosexuality’ includes same-sex sexual acts or being in a gay relationship, and will be prosecuted by life imprisonment.

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@Wood: Technically, it hasn't actually passed yet. Still, this pushes all of my rage buttons.
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The ‘offense of homosexuality’ includes same-sex sexual acts or being in a gay relationship, and will be prosecuted by life imprisonment.
Because we all know going to prison cures people of ...
The ‘offense of homosexuality’ includes same-sex sexual acts or being in a gay relationship, and will be prosecuted by life imprisonment.

Because we all know going to prison cures people of being gay]]>
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@dork - that's exactly how i feel about it. I totally get why dude is upset, but geez, he doesn't need to engage in high school level drama, either.
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Yeah, pretty childish. LUCKILY HE DOESN'T MAKE A LIVING WRITING. Because sweet Jeebus, Ex Machina was damn pretty.
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VIRGINIA. WHAT THE FUCK.
As part of Virginia's waiver to opt out of mandates set out in the No Child Left Behind law, the state has created a controversial new set of education goals that are ...
VIRGINIA. WHAT THE FUCK.

As part of Virginia's waiver to opt out of mandates set out in the No Child Left Behind law, the state has created a controversial new set of education goals that are higher for white and Asian kids than for blacks, Latinos and students with disabilities.

...

Here's what the Virginia state board of education actually did. It looked at students' test scores in reading and math and then proposed new passing rates. In math it set an acceptable passing rate at 82 percent for Asian students, 68 percent for whites, 52 percent for Latinos, 45 percent for blacks and 33 percent for kids with disabilities.

Edited to add:

Look, so, Virginia is being unacceptably racist. Obviously. One thing that this article does sort of get at is that there's a very real problem with the way American schools are trying to close the achievement gap and help students who fall behind. But a) we need to be measuring improvement AND achievement, and b) WE NEED TO BE DOING IT ON THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL.

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Meanwhile, back in the so-called First World...
Woman dies after abortion request 'refused'The death of a woman who was 17 weeks pregnant is the subject of two investigations at University ...
Woman dies after abortion request 'refused'

The death of a woman who was 17 weeks pregnant is the subject of two investigations at University Hospital Galway in the Republic of Ireland.Savita Halappanavar's family asked several times for her pregnancy to be terminated because she had severe back pain and was miscarrying.Her family claimed it was refused because there was a foetal heartbeat. She died on 28 October.

Her husband, Praveen, told the Irish Times that medical staff said his wife could not have an abortion because Ireland was a Catholic country and the foetus was still alive.

And I can just see the hospital staff explaining all this Very. Slowly. But. In. A. Slightly. Shouty. Voice. Because, you know, foreign.

Religions. I've fucking shit 'em.]]>
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I wouldn't say it was shouty but quiet and patronising. We learned from priests.
EDIT:
For anyone curious about just how fucked up Ireland is on the issue here's a really well put together ...
EDIT:

For anyone curious about just how fucked up Ireland is on the issue here's a really well put together article covering all the big ins and outs (eat your heart out right wing Americans)]]>
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700,000 Americans petition the White House to secede from the US
Is this true?! What in the 18th century is going on?
700,000 Americans petition the White House to secede from the US

Is this true?! What in the 18th century is going on?]]>
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Someone on twitter reasoned that the majority of those 700,000 would be outside metropolitan areas and that the secession idea would never carry the cities. I'd like to see if there was any stats to ...
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Considering that the people who are petitioning to secede probably have conservative/Republican backgrounds, and considering the origins of the Republican party, I find this deeply deeply ironic (and ...
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Oh joy. Israel is going hard at Gaza.
Israel is going hard at Gaza.]]>
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And the IDF is liveblogging it
And the IDF is liveblogging it]]>
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700,000 ?? Isn't that less than 1% of the American population wanting to secede?
How many people watch America's Got Talent again? File under ignore I think.
Heri ...
700,000 ?? Isn't that less than 1% of the American population wanting to secede?

How many people watch America's Got Talent again? File under ignore I think.

Heri Mkochahttps://ww.youtube.com/thearklight]]>
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@Nigredo, think about how huge America is, and then think about how many completely insane nutjobs we have, and then 700K seems like a low number. And yeah, more or less exclusively outside of the ...
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Terry Pratchett: My daughter Rhianna will take over the Discworld when I'm gone
He has lost the ability to use a keyboard altogether and can do very little with a pen. His most recent four books ...
Terry Pratchett: My daughter Rhianna will take over the Discworld when I'm gone

He has lost the ability to use a keyboard altogether and can do very little with a pen. His most recent four books have been written entirely by dictation, and with the help of his assistant of 12 years, Rob Wilkins.

Pratchett's assistant of 12 years, Rob Wilkins, also reveals that earlier this month, the author suffered an atrial fibrillation in the back seat of a New York taxi. Were it not for emergency CPR, he would have died.

[Rhianna] will be a co-writer on the BBC Discworld series The Watch, news of which has had fans like me chewing their cheeks in excitement. Mine may never recover after hearing some particularly exciting casting details that I'm absolutely not allowed to tell you about.

Run by Pratchett's new production company, Narrativia, The Watch will continue the well-loved City Watch saga where the books left off, and Rhianna will be an important member of the writing team. The author tells me that he will be happy for her to continue writing the Discworld books when he is no longer able to do so. "The Discworld is safe in my daughter's hands," Pratchett assures me.

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@dorkmuffin
Fair point, but still quite fascinating.
Fair point, but still quite fascinating.]]>
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It's definitely still fascinating in that "GOOD LORD people are awful and stupid!" kind of way. I will never get tired of that, and the world will never stop providing it.
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Meanwhile, since doing a petition seems like it's the New Thing :
Petition to Peacefully grant the city of Austin Texas to withdraw from the state of Texas & remain part of the United ...
Petition to Peacefully grant the city of Austin Texas to withdraw from the state of Texas & remain part of the United States.

Austin Texas continues to suffer difficulties stemming from the lack of civil, religious, and political freedoms imposed upon the city by less liberally minded Texans. It is entirely feasible for Austin to operate as its own state, within the United States, in the event that Texas is successful in the current bid to secede. It is important for Austin to remain in the union as to do so would protect it's citizens' standard of living and re-secure their rights and liberties in accordance with the original ideas and beliefs of our founding fathers.

We would also like to annex Dublin Texas, Lockhart Texas, & Shiner Texas.

Amazing because technological "mind reading" of specific thoughts is something that people have been working toward for a long time, and this is a brilliant application of it.

Horrifying because: How many people in history have hung around for years, apparently completely unware of themselves and their surroundings (the definition of a vegetative state) and nobody has ever known that they were really still in there?]]>
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On the secession thing:
They're petitions, and petitions don't mean shit. On the internet, even moreso.
Many of the states where those petitions originate have legally renounced the right to ...
They're petitions, and petitions don't mean shit. On the internet, even moreso.

Many of the states where those petitions originate have legally renounced the right to secede in their state constitutions.

@ark - it's 0.2% of the population. Or (although I'd be astonished if all those 700k were people who actually voted for any party) you could express it as 1.2% of the people who voted for Romney.

edit: Or 0.6% of the population of the Red States (which I worked out as 107.9 million, if you wanted a number to drop into conversation)

edit2: I started to wonder if that last number could possibly be right, so I tallied up the blue states too - 198 million, which combines to about the right total. Somehow it had always escaped me quite how much of the US population is in blue states - almost 2/3.]]>
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Also horrifying is the knowledge that science is working on machines which can read people's minds.
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I think it is/will be an amazing scientific achievement, and possibly the gateway to a more mature understanding of the brain (and, perhaps even more interesting, of the mind).
And I also think ...
And I also think that some of the eventual applications of it (mind-machine interfaces, allowing the physically and mentally disabled to communicate, memory storage, and a whole host of other things you could speculate about) will be of great benefit to humanity.

But between those two thoughts is an awareness that, knowing the way the military-industrial complex tends to go, the first practical application of this technology is probably going to be in some CIA black site, where a "terrorist suspect" will to have their mind probed until there's nothing left.]]>
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White supremacist rally "clowned" by counter protest
White supremacist rally "clowned" by counter protest

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They could survive a nuclear holocaust but not a baker's strike: Hostess, maker of the Twinkie, will seek permission from a bankruptcy court judge to liquidate as of today.
They could survive a nuclear holocaust but not a baker's strike: Hostess, maker of the Twinkie, will seek permission from a bankruptcy court judge to liquidate as of today.]]>
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Apparently Anonymous launched a large-scale operation of defacing Israeli sites : #OpIsrael
#OpIsrael]]>
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In response to Wood's Pratchett post: the recent AV Club interview. I gotta get on those two recent books...
the recent AV Club interview. I gotta get on those two recent books...]]>
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India textbook says meat-eaters lie and commit sex crimesMeat-eaters "easily cheat, lie, forget promises and commit sex crimes", according to a controversial school textbook available in ...
India textbook says meat-eaters lie and commit sex crimes

Meat-eaters "easily cheat, lie, forget promises and commit sex crimes", according to a controversial school textbook available in India.New Healthway, a book on hygiene and health aimed at 11 and 12 year-olds, is printed by one of India's leading publishers.

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If this is true, then HOLY SHIT!
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Growing concerns over ‘in the air’ transmission of EbolaCanadian scientists have shown that the deadliest form of the ebola virus could be transmitted by air between species.
In experiments, ...
Growing concerns over ‘in the air’ transmission of Ebola

Canadian scientists have shown that the deadliest form of the ebola virus could be transmitted by air between species.In experiments, they demonstrated that the virus was transmitted from pigs to monkeys without any direct contact between them.The researchers say they believe that limited airborne transmission might be contributing to the spread of the disease in some parts of Africa.They are concerned that pigs might be a natural host for the lethal infection.

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@ icelandbob
Who is the guy doing the reporting? One thing I found interesting was his take on Guy Fawkes - and his apparent ignorance of the Guy Fawkes' masks role in V for Vendetta, which is a ...
Who is the guy doing the reporting? One thing I found interesting was his take on Guy Fawkes - and his apparent ignorance of the Guy Fawkes' masks role in V for Vendetta, which is a far more likely source of inspiration for Anonymous than the actual Guy Fawkes.]]>
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@johnjones: It was this guy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thom_Hartmann
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thom_Hartmann]]>
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If you’re 27 or younger, you’ve never experienced a colder-than-average month
If you’re 27 or younger, you’ve never experienced a colder-than-average month]]>
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If things getting warmer every year is the new normal then everything is as it should be and there's nothing to worry about!
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I swear I only seem to post here with stories about animals attacking humans...
Australian Drunk survives attempt to ride crocodile.
Australian Drunk survives attempt to ride crocodile.]]>
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@curb - I saw that ?last night? Wild!
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Man arrested for repeatedly sneaking onto farm, covering himself in dung and masturbating
Man arrested for repeatedly sneaking onto farm, covering himself in dung and masturbating]]>
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@Rootfireember That's some fine Australian interrogative intonation right there?
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Foamhead - I actually know that guy, he's from near where I used to live in Cornwall. It's not so much the wanking in slurry that's the problem, more that it's the SAME family's farm that he keeps ...
Anyway, I came here to post this:

Short version: Curiosity's sample analysis instrument (SAM) has found something that's "big news", but the science team are waiting for confirmation before saying what.

Shrtr vrsn: Hopefully not another NASA balls-up.]]>
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If Mars Curiosity hasn't found A) limestone, B), an identifiable fossil, or C) an unmistakable artifact, then I'm never paying attention to a NASA press release again.
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Methane. It'll be methane.
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Farts on Mars!
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It could definitely be methane, although methane has already been detected on Mars (albeit remotely and not consistently). And methane, ipso facto, isn't proof of life past or present because it can ...
More interestingly, it appears that the SAM instrument can distinguish between isotopes of methane, which could suggest whether the gas has a biological and or abiological origin.

Alas, speculation in that direction relies on interpreting NASA hints. Which is rarely useful and frequently disappointing.]]>
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3 huge trash bags full of weed left by the side of the road, with a sign reading "Free Dope".
3 huge trash bags full of weed left by the side of the road, with a sign reading "Free Dope".]]>
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Oh Australia, why you gotta hate on the French ?
Oh Australia, why you gotta hate on the French ?]]>
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That's not Australia mate, that's just bloody Frankston. I've got a sticker on the back of my bus says "I (heart) Frankston" because it makes people decide against breaking into it. What's ...
Look, just imagine that someone tried tarring all of England with the brush of a few Southampton chavs. Or America with Guidos. That's what using Frankston bogans as synechdoche for Australians is like.]]>
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South Pacific Sandy Island 'proven not to exist'
A South Pacific island, shown on marine charts and world maps as well as on Google Earth and Google Maps, does not exist, Australian scientists ...
South Pacific Sandy Island 'proven not to exist'

A South Pacific island, shown on marine charts and world maps as well as on Google Earth and Google Maps, does not exist, Australian scientists say.

The supposedly sizeable strip of land, named Sandy Island on Google maps, was positioned midway between Australia and French-governed New Caledonia.

But when scientists from the University of Sydney went to the area, they found only the blue ocean of the Coral Sea.

The phantom island has featured in publications for at least a decade.

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@Kay Orchison
As they say in the video I linked to (about 0:24) :
However some in the twittersphere pointed out that those sharing the video shouldn't be also voicing their own prejudices, such ...
As they say in the video I linked to (about 0:24) :

However some in the twittersphere pointed out that those sharing the video shouldn't be also voicing their own prejudices, such as stereotyping people because of where they live

No big surprises, but this analysis from the University of North Carolina does pick out some interesting points:

"we collected data on 915,601 signatures [...] 319,415 unique combinations of names, places and dates, suggesting that a large number of people were signing more than one petition"

"In first week, of the 302,502 respondents with gendered names, 63% had male names and 38% had female names. This 26 point gender gap is twice the size of the gender gap for voters in the 2012 Presidential election. For signatures more recently, the gender gap has risen to more than 34 points."

Also, that the petitioning appears to have peaked already - so, ~2 weeks? Good work, guys.

The page also has a dynamic map that you can mouse over to find out how many petitioners there are in your county. (Orange County, NC, home of UNC's Chapel Hill campus: 41. )]]>
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TSA gropes and exposes a teenage girl's breasts, turns out she's a Congressman's niece.
TSA gropes and exposes a teenage girl's breasts, turns out she's a Congressman's niece.]]>
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@ Greasemonkey
The thing I hate most about that story is that it forces me to agree with Saxby Chambliss.
The thing I hate most about that story is that it forces me to agree with Saxby Chambliss.]]>
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I'm amazed the Americans are standing for this shit.
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In other news, WalMart workers are mad as hell and not taking it anymore.
STAND WITH WALMART STRIKERS ON BLACK FRIDAY
STAND WITH WALMART STRIKERS ON BLACK FRIDAY]]>
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In response to 256's link, and other map links:
(for humour purposes only; I don't actually have an opinion)

(for humour purposes only; I don't actually have an opinion)]]>
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@Wood - I have that sticker because I spent much of my childhood around there. I have had a few people say to me that they assume I must be some kind of hard man on the basis of it. I think they were ...
Further, boganism isn't based on the socio-economic status of any given family anyway. It's a subcultural lifestyle choice and attitude set as much as punk is. The Mornington Peninsula's got some of the most exclusive housing in Victoria on it. Plenty of bogans are well off.

There are extremes of bogan that involve sexism, racism and all the unlovely shit you see in the video. Then there's another end to it that's fairly egalitarian and welcoming. See a film called The Castle for a pretty amusing take on that. I don't even really hate bogans, just the attitude that a lot of them have that they're better or more entitled than the rest of us. That attitude is real and while not universal to the subculture, it's very common.

All that being said, I really do (heart) Frankston - I even wrote a bloody song about it. Say what you like about my attitude, but I stand by it - if I can't be honest about the failings of my own damn turf then I'm on my way to Jingo - and Frankly, I'd rather be in Frankston.]]>
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Who the fuck shoots dolphins?!?
Inquiry Into Gulf Dolphin Killings Intensifies
And to leave on a better note.
Artist aims to transform billboards into hanging gardens
Inquiry Into Gulf Dolphin Killings Intensifies

Can anyone explain the naked man on a statue outside Whitehall?]]>
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WWII pigeon message stumps GCHQ decoders
The message was discovered by David Martin when he was renovating the chimney of his house in Surrey.
Among the rubbish, he found parts of a dead pigeon ...
WWII pigeon message stumps GCHQ decoders

The message was discovered by David Martin when he was renovating the chimney of his house in Surrey.Among the rubbish, he found parts of a dead pigeon including a leg. Attached to the leg was a red canister. Inside the canister was a thin piece of paper with the words "Pigeon Service" at the top and 27 handwritten blocks of code.

This was given to GCHQ at the start of the month.

"We didn't really hold out any hopes we would be able to read the message because the sort of codes that were constructed to be used during operations were designed only to be able to be read by the senders and the recipients," said GCHQ historian Tony, who asked that only his first name be used.

He told the BBC: "Unless you get rather more idea than we have of who actually sent this message and who it was sent to we are not going to find out what the underlying code being used was."

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@Morac - that's actually a really good point. In a lot of cases, what you really want is a map of x per capita. If you follow any amateur cartography sources (tumblr!), you see some really misleading ...
per capita. If you follow any amateur cartography sources (tumblr!), you see some really misleading maps that come from misunderstanding statistics. Also, gaudy and unreadable colour schemes.

In this case, though, the comparison with population density is quite interesting - I notice in the Midwest, there's almost an inverse relationship; some of the highest populations on the secession map (Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota) are some of the least populated on a population-density-by-county map, and vice versa for Seattle and California (high pop, low sign). Something similar is going on in the North East Corridor, and in Florida.

Now that you mention it, I'd love to see that map!

Edit: The UNC map actually IS per-capita by county! Wow those big-empty-state people hate America.]]>
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@groonk - "who the fuck shoots dolphins?!?"
If you take your crazy pencil and join the dots (FEMA concentration camps, military experiments), you might end up here:"It may be the ...
If you take your crazy pencil and join the dots (FEMA concentration camps, military experiments), you might end up here:

"It may be the oddest tale to emerge from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Armed dolphins, trained by the US military to shoot terrorists and pinpoint spies underwater, may be missing in the Gulf of Mexico."

I'm not saying it's a US Navy death squad hunting down dolphins who have a secret past, but...]]>
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A short documentary portrait on a designer who has created a low cost solution to landmine clearance.
A short documentary portrait on a designer who has created a low cost solution to landmine clearance.]]>
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@256: "I'm not saying it's a US Navy death squad hunting down dolphins who have a secret past, but... "
Is it wrong that I would watch that movie?
Of course I want the dolphins to win.
Is it wrong that I would watch that movie?

Of course I want the dolphins to win.]]>
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'Bigfoot' DNA Sequenced In Upcoming Genetics Study
A team of scientists can verify that their 5-year long DNA study, currently under peer-review, confirms the existence of a novel hominin hybrid ...
'Bigfoot' DNA Sequenced In Upcoming Genetics Study

A team of scientists can verify that their 5-year long DNA study, currently under peer-review, confirms the existence of a novel hominin hybrid species, commonly called “Bigfoot” or “Sasquatch,” living in North America. Researchers’ extensive DNA sequencing suggests that the legendary Sasquatch is a human relative that arose approximately 15,000 years ago as a hybrid cross of modern Homo sapiens with an unknown primate species.

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@Wood - that would be lovely, but there's no sign of the actual data. 'Sasquatch shit is actually human' is not really news.
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@ groonk
Actually, you can watch that movie...
Actually, you can watch that movie...]]>
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Congrats, Toronto, you don't have a mayor!
Congrats, Toronto, you don't have a mayor!]]>
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@ JohnJones @ Groonk
Oh, I didn't know they made a movie ! I remember reading the novel as a teenager
Oh, I didn't know they made a movie ! I remember reading the novel as a teenager]]>
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Antarctic lake find pushes known boundaries of what life can endure
Scientists have found life in an Antarctic lake that was sealed off from the outside world by a thick sheet of ice several ...
Antarctic lake find pushes known boundaries of what life can endure

Scientists have found life in an Antarctic lake that was sealed off from the outside world by a thick sheet of ice several thousands of years ago.

Brine collected from boreholes drilled into Lake Vida contains scores of bacteria that clung on to life despite making their home in one of harshest environments on Earth.

The lake lies in a barren region called the McMurdo Dry Valleys, in the east of the continent. The water in Lake Vida is acidic, starved of oxygen, and so salty that it remains liquid despite its temperature hovering around the -13C mark all year round.

Researchers identified organisms from eight major groups of bacteria, among them common forms such as proteobacteria, firmicutes and bacteroidetes. Another group, the verrucomicrobia, are named for their wart-like bulges.

"Lake Vida is an incredibly harsh environment. It has not been exposed to the surface for thousands, if not millions, of years," said Mike Bentley, a professor of geology at Durham University. "If you understand life in extreme environments, you understand life better: it tells you what the controls are on life."

Quite incredulous that it wasn't, to be honest]]>
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An ABC proof too tough even for mathematicians
On Aug. 30, a Japanese mathematician named Shinichi Mochizuki posted four papers to his faculty website at Kyoto University. Rumors had been spreading ...
An ABC proof too tough even for mathematicians

On Aug. 30, a Japanese mathematician named Shinichi Mochizuki posted four papers to his faculty website at Kyoto University. Rumors had been spreading all summer that Mochizuki was onto something big, and in the abstract to the fourth paper Mochizuki explained that, indeed, his project was as grand as people had suspected. Over 512 pages of dense mathematical reasoning, he claimed to have discovered a proof of one of the most legendary unsolved problems in math.

(...)

Mochizuki was different. Depending on how you calculate it, he’d been working on a proof of ABC entirely by himself for nearly 20 years. During that time, he’d constructed his own mathematical universe and populated it with arcane terms like “inter-universal Teichmüller theory” and “alien arithmetic holomorphic structures.”

(...)

Before mathematicians can even start to read the proof, or understand his four papers, they need to wade through 750 pages of Mochizuki’s incredibly complicated foundational work in anabelian geometry. At the moment, there are only about 50 people in the world who know anabelian geometry well enough to understand this preliminary work. Then, the proof itself is written in an entirely different branch of mathematics called “inter-universal geometry” that Mochizuki—who refers to himself as an “inter-universal Geometer”—invented and of which, at least so far, he is the sole practitioner.

My brain is bleeding just from reading that.]]>
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@ Wood
See, I was just waiting for the bit where Mochizuki explained that he'd moved on from mathematics and was now some kind of dimensional wizard or sorcerer.
See, I was just waiting for the bit where Mochizuki explained that he'd moved on from mathematics and was now some kind of dimensional wizard or sorcerer.]]>
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RIP Spain Rodriguez
RIP Spain Rodriguez]]>
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I'd like to say that I'm shocked, but... old white guy shoots black teen over loud music
old white guy shoots black teen over loud music]]>
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TV host lights a handful of Aqua De Florida and drops it on Magician's head.
I don't think anyone knows why....
UPDATE:
Why?
"Misters Aridio Castillo and Domingo Bautista ... ...

I don't think anyone knows why....

UPDATE:

Why?

"Misters Aridio Castillo and Domingo Bautista ... accused our team of practising publicly VooDoo and Witchcraft and that the above mentioned attack was a divine justice for the nastiness of the practices of our artistic cast."

http://www.thedailydeception.com/2012/11/update-why-wayne-was-attacked/]]>
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@Wood Based on that, I'm half expecting him to unveil his working origami time machine, a la The Invisibles ...
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Or a snowflake in 196,882 dimensions...
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196,833 you mean?
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@TF, if you read carefully, you'll notice that the man who poured the cologne on the magician and set it on fire and the people who launched the black magic accusations are not the same people. This ...
this forum thread.

The show, Acercate a Los Astros, is an Astrology/Psychic/Numerology show. The host, Franklin Barazarte, is the producer. He personally burned Wayne. Franklin's wife, Adriana Azzi is the normal host, but she was out of town. The voodoo charges, and the suggestion that this was God's revenge, were made against the the show in general, and the Curiosidades team that were on the show (BJ Bueno, Wayne and Fran) in particular, by Domngo Bautista, host of the television program Super Revista.

As far as I can tell, it is unclear why the TV host did what he did. But apparently some people in the Dominican Republic strongly believe in Voodoo. From the same forum thread :

In Samana (same island...Dominican Republic) a few years ago, during holidays...

The owner of an hotel and the local magician asked me to perform the Steve Fearson floating cigarette in his discotheque. I did

Then, about 10 guys left their chairs, towards me. The owner told me not to move. The local magician had to explain to the group that it was THROUGH ME, thanks to my powers (I remember he used the formula "white great magician") that he could do his daily show on stage !!!!As a precaution !

The following day, the owner told me that in fact, these clients wanted to ask me to "give" them the power to do the same thing with their own cigarettes...but as he also said...we never know.

Local mayor Miodrag Vujetic admitted: "People are worried, everybody knows the legend of this vampire and the thought that he is now homeless and looking for somewhere else and possibly other victims is terrifying people. We are all frightened."

He added that it was all very well for people who didn't live in the area to laugh at their fears but he said nobody in the region was in any doubt that vampires do exist.

"We are 99.999 percent certain it was suicide," a Hamburg police spokeswoman told The Local.

"There is no other explanation; no other motive and no other evidence."

Detectives have worked out that there was enough of an opening in the sack between the cable ties for Sattler to get an arm out and shoot himself so that afterwards the gun would fall to the ground. He would have had to have done this while perched on the edge of a bridge or jetty to ensure falling into the water.

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@Oddcult
Ach! Yes, the textual reference should have been 196,833. Although the snowflake in Planetary is a reference to the Monster group, a mathematical object that can be represented in a ...
Ach! Yes, the textual reference should have been 196,833. Although the snowflake in Planetary is a reference to the Monster group, a mathematical object that can be represented in a minimum of 196,882 dimensions.]]>
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@Wood
The Mafia story reminds me of the case in SoCal where a woman was found dead, naked, hanging from by the neck from a balcony, with her hands and feet bound but it was ruled a suicide.
The Mafia story reminds me of the case in SoCal where a woman was found dead, naked, hanging from by the neck from a balcony, with her hands and feet bound but it was ruled a suicide.]]>
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Syria has vanished from the Internet. This cannot be good.
vanished from the Internet. This cannot be good.]]>
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Oh shit. That ... that can't be good.
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Plastic found on Mars
It seems legit, but I can't help feeling like I'm being trolled.
Plastic found on Mars

It seems legit, but I can't help feeling like I'm being trolled.]]>
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Yep, it's a hoax. NASA web addresses end in .gov not .us - sad really, I got pretty excited for a moment there
hoax. NASA web addresses end in .gov not .us - sad really, I got pretty excited for a moment there]]>
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Damn, that's what happens when you spend all of five minutes fact checking (the pic of mardi gras beads really should have tipped me off... :)
In other news, all flights into Syria cancelled
In other news, all flights into Syria cancelled

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60 years of sex change opsNews of a pioneering sex change operation, one of the first involving both surgery and hormone therapy, was announced in 1952 - exactly 60 years ago this ...
60 years of sex change ops

News of a pioneering sex change operation, one of the first involving both surgery and hormone therapy, was announced in 1952 - exactly 60 years ago this weekend."Ex-GI becomes blonde beauty!" screamed one headline as newspapers in the United States broke the news.A quiet boy from New York, George Jorgensen, shocked a nation by returning from a trip to Denmark transformed into the glamorous Christine.

Sex changes in the UK: • 42 - Median age at time of operation • 11% - Rate of rise year on year • 80% of sex changes are male to female

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Google is running some kind of bullshit scam on their home page, telling everyone to click through to "Tell the world's governments you support a free and open internet". Clicking leads you ...
Except that every time you log into the page, the counter resets to about 714,000 and then starts rapidly counting upward. What's more, there's a propaganda video on a link at the bottom of the page, which is just a bunch of random strangers popping up to tell you they support a free and open internet.

Anyone know what the fuck is going on?]]>
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Apparently, this is about the WCIT-12 or World Conference on International Telecommunications 2012, which will be organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Dubai this ...
WCIT-12 or World Conference on International Telecommunications 2012, which will be organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Dubai this december.

Apart from Google, other people have expressed their concern : see here and here for example.

Here's another petition backed by various international organisations.The Electronic Frontier foundation has been on the case since may.]]>
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So what's with the clearly fake world map of participants with its dodgy counter?
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Since when has Warren been setting the Victorian high school curriculum, and why wasn't he doing so when I was in school?
Serial killer assignment withdrawn from curriculum
Make a children's ...
Serial killer assignment withdrawn from curriculum

Make a children's book which teaches them about serial killers. Make sure you are aware of the audience it will be written for.]]>
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@ Purple Wyrm
This assignment was this year given to year nine students at Northern Bay College in Geelong.
What age are "year nine students?" I'm assuming something like 14 or 15.

This assignment was this year given to year nine students at Northern Bay College in Geelong.

What age are "year nine students?" I'm assuming something like 14 or 15.]]>
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Year 9 is a little younger than that, 13 to 14.
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Whiskey Restores Sight in Man Blinded by Vodka
Denis Duthie was celebrating his parents’ 50th wedding anniversary with drinks when his world suddenly went dark. As Stuff.co.nz reported, ...
Whiskey Restores Sight in Man Blinded by Vodka

Denis Duthie was celebrating his parents’ 50th wedding anniversary with drinks when his world suddenly went dark. As Stuff.co.nz reported, following a four-hour drinking spree — involving vodka on ice and whiskey — at his home on New Zealand‘s North Island, the 65-year-old chef tutor discovered he had gone blind.

Doctors suspected that Duthie was suffering from formaldehyde poisoning, which occurs when methanol — a common byproduct of home-brewed alcoholic beverages — metabolizes into formaldehyde, the Herald reported. In his case, they believed that the alcohol he had ingestedreacted with the five medications he was taking to manage his diabetes, stuff.co.nz reported. Treatment for this type of poisoning involves administering ethanol, which is commonly found in alcoholic beverages and prevents the formation of the harmful compound.

There was just one problem: the hospital lacked enough ethanol to serve as an effective antidote. All hope was not lost for Duthie, though, thanks to the medical staff’s decision to improvise. They sent the hospital’s registrar to purchase a $55 bottle of Johnnie Walker Black Label whiskey from a local liquor store, and Duthie received a whiskey drip to his stomach through a tube routed first through his nose, the Herald reported.

Five days later, Duthie awoke in the intensive care unit with his sight restored, feeling “good as gold.” Although he lost 14 kg (almost 31 pounds) in the hospital, he told the Herald that he was impressed with the creative cure.

ALL HAIL DOCTOR WHISKY !]]>
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More from Curiosity: First Samples Reveal Complex Soil Chemistry, But Not Organic.
This Slashdot commenter has an angle on why the chemical (perchlorate) detected might be interesting. But, since ...
First Samples Reveal Complex Soil Chemistry, But Not Organic.

This Slashdot commenter has an angle on why the chemical (perchlorate) detected might be interesting. But, since this isn't even a new discovery for Mars (perchlorate had already been detected by Phoenix, and other findings by Spirit/Opportunity), if this is the "big news" we were teased with, somebody needs a slap.

@wood - I have this image of the guy they sent out reaching for the Red Label, then deciding to spring for the Black.]]>
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Spirit of Scotland Awards 2012 winners
The winners of the 2012 Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Awards were announced at a glittering prize-giving ceremony held in Edinburgh.
These Awards recognise ...
Spirit of Scotland Awards 2012 winners

The winners of the 2012 Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Awards were announced at a glittering prize-giving ceremony held in Edinburgh.These Awards recognise individuals who lead the way in various aspects of Scottish culture. The winners are chosen by a public vote.The event was hosted by broadcaster Kirsty Wark and attended by a host of VIP guests including many former Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Award Winners.This year's Top Scot was Michael Forbes, a farmer from near Balmedie in Aberdeenshire, who became known after his refusal to sell his home to billionaire Donald Trump for a luxury golf course development.

Kirsty Wark said: "The winner of the Top Scot Award is a real people’s choice. He is a man who is known more for his actions than by his name. An ordinary Aberdonian, whose love of his home has touched a chord with many and whose refusal to leave it, despite enormous pressure has been heralded as a David and Goliath style battle of wills."

Top ScotMichael Forbes Trump the cueball blowhard, hasn't taken it well.

Anyone want to join me for a Glenfiddich?]]>
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Teenage girl robs a bank and then brags about it on YouTube, gets arrested
Hannah Sabata is 19 and not very smart. Here’s why: she stole a car and then robbed a bank of $6,256. She then made a ...
Teenage girl robs a bank and then brags about it on YouTube, gets arrested

Hannah Sabata is 19 and not very smart. Here’s why: she stole a car and then robbed a bank of $6,256. She then made a YouTube video where she bragged about it, even going so far as to flash the cash that she stole, and the car keys to her new (stolen) car. Oh, and an ounce of weed… and an Insane Clown Posse pipe.

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Remembrance-parade-gatecrasher-38-claims-didn-t-realise-march-taking-place-skated-crowd-wearing-pink-outfit-horned-mask
Remembrance-parade-gatecrasher-38-claims-didn-t-realise-march-taking-place-skated-crowd-wearing-pink-outfit-horned-mask]]>
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This is not news.
From the Internet.
From the Internet.]]>
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The source is poor, the story itself (Also covered by the BBC) is very odd. My first thought was bet. My latest thought is a creation of Grant Morrison.
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Yea, it wasn't a dig. I was considering posting it along with my last post. I don't believe any sources should be prohibited, just considered,
EDIT: I get it, the comment wasn't meant in relation ...
EDIT: I get it, the comment wasn't meant in relation to the last post, but to the video.]]>
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My comment about the source being poor was in relation to me using the Daily Mail, and to a bet was in relation to the guy skateboarding through a remembrance parade. Anything else I'm very confused. ...
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Stone Builders, Mound Builders and the Giants of Ancient America | Jim Vieira at TEDxShelburneFalls
There are some interesting bits in here. While it ventures into some strangeness-- this is the ...
There are some interesting bits in here. While it ventures into some strangeness-- this is the Newstrange thread-- there are also some valid points that are brought up as he rounds things out.

More related bits:

Stonemason James Vieira of Ashfield studies 'mound builders,' ancient stonework]]>
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Dave Brubeck, 91, died earlier today.
Dave Brubeck, 91, died earlier today.]]>
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What to do with $175,000 in weed found in your back yard?
Apparently the answer is not "get high forever".
What to do with $175,000 in weed found in your back yard?

Apparently the answer is not "get high forever".]]>
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Sir Patrick Moore, astronomer, Enoch Powell-fanboy, sexist, homophobe, animal rights activist and broadcaster, dies aged 89
Sir Patrick Moore, astronomer, Enoch Powell-fanboy, sexist, homophobe, animal rights activist and broadcaster, dies aged 89]]>
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Former Death Row Inmate Imprisoned for 30 Years in Texas With No Conviction
A former death row inmate with intellectual disabilities has languished in the Texas prison system for over 30 years ...
Former Death Row Inmate Imprisoned for 30 Years in Texas With No Conviction

A former death row inmate with intellectual disabilities has languished in the Texas prison system for over 30 years despite having no valid criminal conviction. Jerry Hartfield, an illiterate man with an IQ of 51, had his capital conviction overturned in 1980 because the jury at his trial had been improperly selected. A Texas appeals court ordered a new trial for Hartfield, but that trial has never happened. In 1983, then-Governor Mark White attempted to commute Hartfield's former death sentence to life without parole. However, a federal court has recently ruled that the commutation was irrelevant since Hartfield was not convicted of a crime. No action had been taken on the case until 2006, when another inmate helped Hartfield file a handwritten motion, asking that he be either retried or set free. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rejected the petition, but a federal judge agreed with Hartfield, saying the decision overturning his conviction still stands. U.S. District Court Judge Lynn Hughes said, "Hartfield's position is as straightforward and subtle as a freight train....The court's mandate was never recalled, its decision never overturned, the conviction never reinstated; yet Hartfield never received the 'entirely new trial' ordered by the court." The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit called the state's defense of Hartfield's incarceration "disturbingly unprofessional" and returned the case to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals for further action. Given the Sixth Amendment's right to a speedy trial, it is not clear that Hartfield could be re-tried.

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Renewed interest in Gosford glyphs
Researchers say new discoveries around the mysterious 'Gosford Hieroglyphs' site on the New South Wales Central Coast, have re-ignited debate over whether the ...
Renewed interest in Gosford glyphs

Researchers say new discoveries around the mysterious 'Gosford Hieroglyphs' site on the New South Wales Central Coast, have re-ignited debate over whether the region was inhabited by ancient Egyptians.

Fun times.]]>
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At least 27, including 18 children, dead in Connecticut school shooting
At least 27, including 18 children, dead in Connecticut school shooting]]>
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@ Wood
[gun nut]See, this proves the folly of librel thought. If only those children had been armed they could have shot their attacker dead.[/gun nut]
[gun nut]See, this proves the folly of librel thought. If only those children had been armed they could have shot their attacker dead.[/gun nut]]]>
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“We were in the gym, and I heard really loud bangs,'’ said the boy, as he stood shivering and weeping outside the school with his father’s draped around him. “We thought that someone was ...
“We were in the gym, and I heard really loud bangs,'’ said the boy, as he stood shivering and weeping outside the school with his father’s draped around him. “We thought that someone was knocking something over. And we heard yelling and we heard gunshots. We heard lots of gunshots. We heard someone say, ‘Put your hands up.’ I heard, ‘Don’t shoot.’ We had to go into the closet in the gym. Then someone came and told us to run down the hallway. There were police at every door, there were lots of people crying and screaming.'’

I'm trying to stay up-to-date on this, but I hit that paragraph and am dangerously close to sobbing at work.

It's going to be an interesting few weeks in the American media.]]>
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Ah jeez, just little bunnies...thinking that 18 parents sent their kids off to school for the last time ever just makes me sob.
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I know their point of view is important, but could the fucking media give the children a fucking break. Jesus Christ you vultures.
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Yeah, I think I can imagine pretty well how a kid in this situation can feel. I don't need CNN interviewing them to know exactly how scared they are.
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You can. I don't think everyone can.
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Shooter's parents found dead in their homes. Girlfriend missing.
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Not that it matters but tomorrow is the 221st anniversary of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.]]>
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Jesus.
And brother of shooter either dead or in custody, dang Reuters, get it together.
I would also prefer it if you could not take videos or pictures of the students, thanks. That seems kind ...
And brother of shooter either dead or in custody, dang Reuters, get it together. I would also prefer it if you could not take videos or pictures of the students, thanks. That seems kind of inappropriate.

(P.S.: what? I mean I'll do my best ... )]]>
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@Oldhat, the NYTimes is reporting that the shooter's mother was a teacher at the school and he shot her in her classroom before shooting the children in her classroom.
The gunman, who was believed ...

The gunman, who was believed to be in his 20s, walked into a classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary School where his mother was a teacher. He shot and killed her and then shot 18 students in the classroom. He also shot five other adults, and then killed himself inside the school. Various news outlets identified the shooter as Ryan Lanza. The shooting ranks among the worst in recent United States history.

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All right, the suspect appears to be named Adam Lanza, not Ryan :
According to AP
The suspect in the Connecticut school shootings is Adam Lanza, 20, the son of a teacher at the school where ...
According to AP

The suspect in the Connecticut school shootings is Adam Lanza, 20, the son of a teacher at the school where the shootings occurred, a law enforcement official said Friday. A second law enforcement official says the boy's mother, Nancy Lanza, is presumed dead.

Adam Lanza's older brother, Ryan, 24, of Hoboken, N.J., is being questioned by police, said the first official. Earlier, a law enforcement official mistakenly transposed the brothers' first names.

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The Onion has a set of amazing headlines up right now. They do have a knack of striking the right chord at times like this...
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Canadian ISP under pressure to hand over customers' personal details to Hollywood studio.
Turns out Voltage Studios boss is a serial copyright troll and all-round arsehole.
Canadian ISP under pressure to hand over customers' personal details to Hollywood studio.

Turns out Voltage Studios boss is a serial copyright troll and all-round arsehole.]]>
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Mike Huckabee classily blames the shooting on removing God from schools and simultaneously makes me glad he didn't get the GOP nomination back in 2008 while making me wish I had the ability to light ...
blames the shooting on removing God from schools and simultaneously makes me glad he didn't get the GOP nomination back in 2008 while making me wish I had the ability to light people on fire by will alone.]]>
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One of the Fox stations blamed videogames within 10 minutes of the story breaking. Based off the facebook page of the brother they named incorrectly as the shooter.
Somehow I doubt we can expect ...
Somehow I doubt we can expect any kind of retraction.]]>
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The deadliest mass murder in a school in U.S. history took place in Bath Township, Michigan in 1927. Damn those videogames...
in Bath Township, Michigan in 1927. Damn those videogames...]]>
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I'm not surprised there's a petition to arm every teacher. I'm surprised there isn't one to arm the children.
a petition to arm every teacher. I'm surprised there isn't one to arm the children.]]>
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@ Wood
Let's start one.
Actually, I just did. Please go and sign it.
Let's start one.

Actually, I just did. Please go and sign it.]]>
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]]>
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Is it trolling or is it sincere ? I can't even tell anymore...

Is it trolling or is it sincere ? I can't even tell anymore...]]>
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First against the wall when the revolution comes.
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It turns out you can disgust Regretsy.
can disgust Regretsy.]]>
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We could all probably do with some cute baby animals right now - here's footage of the first outing for a newborn echidna from the breeding program at Perth Zoo.
Perth Puggle Makes Public ...
Perth Puggle Makes Public Appearance

(Just don't think about echidna cocks)]]>
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168 children killed in drone strikes in Pakistan since start of campaign
168 children killed in drone strikes in Pakistan since start of campaign]]>
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I don't think President Kill List is gonna shed a tear for those children.
those children.]]>
NEWSTRANGE -- the Informus Thread (Closes Nov 25th)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10875&Focus=345508#Comment_3455082012-12-16T05:06:15-06:002015-08-02T13:27:44-05:00sneak046http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4574
With seven seconds left to go, there was no one to be seen on the ground. Bryant could still have diverted the missile at that point. Then it was down to three seconds. Bryant felt as if he had to ...
With seven seconds left to go, there was no one to be seen on the ground. Bryant could still have diverted the missile at that point. Then it was down to three seconds. Bryant felt as if he had to count each individual pixel on the monitor. Suddenly a child walked around the corner, he says.

Second zero was the moment in which Bryant's digital world collided with the real one in a village between Baghlan and Mazar-e-Sharif.

Bryant saw a flash on the screen: the explosion. Parts of the building collapsed. The child had disappeared. Bryant had a sick feeling in his stomach.

"Did we just kill a kid?" he asked the man sitting next to him.

"Yeah, I guess that was a kid," the pilot replied.

"Was that a kid?" they wrote into a chat window on the monitor.

Then, someone they didn't know answered, someone sitting in a military command center somewhere in the world who had observed their attack. "No. That was a dog," the person wrote.

They reviewed the scene on video. A dog on two legs?

Dreams in Infrared Woes of an American Drone Operator]]>
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Anonymous takes on Westboro Baptist Church
Anonymous takes on Westboro Baptist Church]]>
NEWSTRANGE -- the Informus Thread (Closes Nov 25th)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10875&Focus=345624#Comment_3456242012-12-17T15:41:29-06:002015-08-02T13:27:44-05:00chiasluthttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=936
Did you know that stem cells were being used as part of cosmetic surgery? I didn't. I also just learned that, due an interaction with a "dermal filler", some stem cells became bone ... in a ...
The Embedded Dangers of Untested Stem Cell Cosmetics]]>
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Ultimate Fighter Suffers Penis Fracture During Sexual IntercourseMMA fighter Ray Elbe -- who competed on "Ultimate Fighter 9" -- had to be rushed to a hospital in Malaysia earlier this ...
Ultimate Fighter Suffers Penis Fracture During Sexual Intercourse

MMA fighter Ray Elbe -- who competed on "Ultimate Fighter 9" -- had to be rushed to a hospital in Malaysia earlier this month and required 10 stitches ... after he BROKE HIS PENIS during sex.Elbe told the whole story -- in painfully graphic detail -- on an MMA website ... explaining how he was having sex with his GF, who was "on top" ... when she bounced a little too high, and crunched Ray's erect penis.According to Ray, his penis "fractured" ... and "blood was everywhere." Ray says he immediately passed out from the pain.

< /clench >]]>
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The cosmetic industry scares the shit out of me. And I'm the type who willingly embeds a lot of shit in her body.
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@Foamhead
That is actually not an uncommon way for penis injuries to happen, but the fact that is happened to an MMA fighter is pretty hilarious.
That is actually not an uncommon way for penis injuries to happen, but the fact that is happened to an MMA fighter is pretty hilarious.]]>
NEWSTRANGE -- the Informus Thread (Closes Nov 25th)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10875&Focus=345646#Comment_3456462012-12-17T20:38:24-06:002015-08-02T13:27:44-05:00Jamie Covillehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=616
HE'S OUT! HE'S OUT! And Herb Dean calls a stop to the contest..
NEWSTRANGE -- the Informus Thread (Closes Nov 25th)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10875&Focus=345656#Comment_3456562012-12-18T02:06:15-06:002015-08-02T13:27:44-05:00Woodhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5205
According to study, Greenland teens are the most sexually active
"there's just not much else to do in the winter"
According to study, Greenland teens are the most sexually active

"there's just not much else to do in the winter"]]>
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Cystic fibrosis woman dies of cancer after being given smoker's donor lungsJennifer Wederell, of Hawkwell, Essex, died at home in August - 16 months after the transplant at Harefield Hospital in ...
Cystic fibrosis woman dies of cancer after being given smoker's donor lungs

Jennifer Wederell, of Hawkwell, Essex, died at home in August - 16 months after the transplant at Harefield Hospital in London.She had been on the waiting list for a lung transplant for 18 months when in April 2011, she was told there had been a match.She married her fiance David Wederell in September last year, but by February 2012 a malignant mass was found in her lungs.

Colin Grannell said he believes his daughter would not have agreed to the transplant had she known the middle-aged donor was a heavy smoker.

The hospital has apologised for not giving her that choice.

(emphasis by me.)]]>
NEWSTRANGE -- the Informus Thread (Closes Nov 25th)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10875&Focus=345665#Comment_3456652012-12-18T08:23:06-06:002015-08-02T13:27:44-05:00chiasluthttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=936
Vodka is Russia panacea. For elephants too.
"After that they roared as if they were in the jungle! Apparently they were happy."
For elephants too. "After that they roared as if they were in the jungle! Apparently they were happy."]]>
NEWSTRANGE -- the Informus Thread (Closes Nov 25th)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10875&Focus=345666#Comment_3456662012-12-18T09:24:11-06:002015-08-02T13:27:44-05:00Scrymgeourhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4141
@chiaslut
I definately wouldn't use vodka to stop myself freezing to death. It opens the capillaries so it actually makes you freeze quicker, also it doesn't freeze at earthly temperatures and so it ...
I definately wouldn't use vodka to stop myself freezing to death. It opens the capillaries so it actually makes you freeze quicker, also it doesn't freeze at earthly temperatures and so it gets as cold as the surrounding air and can cause quite severe damage to your insides.It is useful for a number of other things though.It stops foot odour if you rub it on your feet (obviously)When mixed with shampoo (1:10) it helps with severe dandruffYou can use it as a super effective glasses (and regular glass) cleanerIt helps cure virginity]]>
NEWSTRANGE -- the Informus Thread (Closes Nov 25th)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10875&Focus=345677#Comment_3456772012-12-18T14:08:00-06:002015-08-02T13:27:44-05:00Woodhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5205
And now for you episode of CSI - Pi-Ramesses :
King Ramesses III's throat was slit, analysis reveals
Conspirators murdered Egyptian King Ramesses III by slitting his throat, experts now believe, ...
CSI - Pi-Ramesses :

Oops! Link fixed.]]>
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@ Kay : bad link, i'm afraid
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Tau Ceti, 12 light years from earth, may have planets in its habitable zone (paper, .pdf).
may have planets in its habitable zone (paper, .pdf).]]>
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IN 1942, Calvin Graham, 12 years old, lied about his age and joined the Navy, he was...
The Boy Who Became a World War II Veteran at 13 Years Old
It wasn’t uncommon for boys to lie about their ...
The Boy Who Became a World War II Veteran at 13 Years Old

It wasn’t uncommon for boys to lie about their age in order to serve. Ray Jackson, who joined the Marines at 16 during World War II, founded the group Veterans of Underage Military Service in 1991, and it listed more than 1,200 active members, including 26 women.

]]>
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Anti-vaccination group forced to change misleading name
Anti-vaccination group forced to change misleading name]]>
NEWSTRANGE -- the Informus Thread (Closes Nov 25th)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10875&Focus=345785#Comment_3457852012-12-20T15:01:57-06:002015-08-02T13:27:44-05:00Kay Orchisonhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10078
Let me be the first to point out that the world's still here. It's mid-morning in Sydney and quite a nice day. If you happen to know any Mayans, a new calendar would make an ideal Christmas gift.
NEWSTRANGE -- the Informus Thread (Closes Nov 25th)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10875&Focus=345790#Comment_3457902012-12-20T17:20:03-06:002015-08-02T13:27:44-05:00Flabyohttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1306
A good hour past midnight here in Blighty, and as we insist on making everyone believe that GMT is the only timezone that matters, I think we can safely say our fucked up world continues to ...
Mildly disappointed actually.]]>
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Oh please, the exact moment of the solstice is where the smart apocalypse money is. That's not until 11:12am GMT.
I'll be huddling in my bunker with a shotgun and a copy of the Popul Vuh until ...
I'll be huddling in my bunker with a shotgun and a copy of the Popul Vuh until then.

(Figuratively speaking)

(By which I mean I won't actually be doing anything of the sort)]]>
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11.12am GMT? That's just after I start my eye test and my pupils will be dilating nicely. Let's hope it's not too bright, eh?
NEWSTRANGE -- the Informus Thread (Closes Nov 25th)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10875&Focus=345809#Comment_3458092012-12-21T07:20:47-06:002015-08-02T13:27:44-05:00TFhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1307
Nothing we don't know but, I think; an important read none-the-less
Why the US media ignored Murdoch's brazen bid to hijack the presidency
Why the US media ignored Murdoch's brazen bid to hijack the presidency]]>
NEWSTRANGE -- the Informus Thread (Closes Nov 25th)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10875&Focus=345821#Comment_3458212012-12-21T12:55:14-06:002012-12-21T12:55:41-06:00Seantaclaushttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6498
Something to think about, and that may change the way we view intelligence. I suspect this is going to ruffle a number of feathers among people I know ...
IQ ‘a myth,’ study says
Other ...
IQ ‘a myth,’ study says

Other bits of interest from the article...

Among the study’s other findings:

• While aging has a detrimental effect on reasoning and short-term memory, it leaves verbal abilities “completely unimpaired.”

• Smoking has a negative impact on verbal abilities and short-term memory but does not affect reasoning skills.

• People who play video games performed “significantly better” in terms of both reasoning and short-term memory.

• Products that are advertised to improve brain function aren’t effective. “People who ‘brain-train’ are no better at any of these three aspects of intelligence than people who don’t,” Owen said.

People can still take the tests at cambridgebrainsciences.com/theIQchallenge. Owen said he hopes that 1 million people across the globe will eventually participate.

]]>
NEWSTRANGE -- the Informus Thread (Closes Nov 25th)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10875&Focus=345849#Comment_3458492012-12-22T02:36:36-06:002015-08-02T13:27:44-05:00Kay Orchisonhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10078
We are living in the future
We are living in the future]]>
NEWSTRANGE -- the Informus Thread (Closes Nov 25th)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10875&Focus=345850#Comment_3458502012-12-22T03:34:14-06:002012-12-22T03:34:46-06:00Foamheadhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8779
@ Seantaclaus: Add to that the Flynn Effect and IQ scores become even more of a crock.
As for the high-IQ, circle-jerk club which calls itself Mensa - I so hope this is true - originally, ...
Flynn Effect and IQ scores become even more of a crock.

As for the high-IQ, circle-jerk club which calls itself Mensa - I so hope this is true - originally, they were going to call themselves "Mens", based on the latin for "mind", until someone pointed out that name might attract a totally different special interest group. So they went with "Mensa" instead, meaning "table"; an apparently irony-free way of representing how they "come together in a round-table meeting of equals."

Give me QI over IQ every time.]]>
NEWSTRANGE -- the Informus Thread (Closes Nov 25th)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10875&Focus=345878#Comment_3458782012-12-22T21:46:32-06:002015-08-02T13:27:44-05:00Greasemonkeyhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4625
Another chainsaw fight in Australia. We just do not give a fuck.
Another chainsaw fight in Australia. We just do not give a fuck.]]>
NEWSTRANGE -- the Informus Thread (Closes Nov 25th)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10875&Focus=345885#Comment_3458852012-12-23T02:12:54-06:002015-08-02T13:27:44-05:00Paprikahttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8000
3D print your own records
3D print your own records]]>
NEWSTRANGE -- the Informus Thread (Closes Nov 25th)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10875&Focus=345914#Comment_3459142012-12-24T01:28:16-06:002015-08-02T13:27:44-05:00Woodhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5205
'Satanic' Christmas Lights Anger Town
Of course the locals would pull the "A child might ask 'is Satan really there' ?" argument... It's astounding the number of things people want to ...
'Satanic' Christmas Lights Anger Town

Of course the locals would pull the "A child might ask 'is Satan really there' ?" argument... It's astounding the number of things people want to ban so they don't have to talk to their kids.]]>
NEWSTRANGE -- the Informus Thread (Closes Nov 25th)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10875&Focus=345920#Comment_3459202012-12-24T05:40:33-06:002015-08-02T13:27:44-05:00Oxbrowhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=894
"What is a parent supposed to say?"
How about "no"?
How about "no"?]]>
NEWSTRANGE -- the Informus Thread (Closes Nov 25th)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10875&Focus=345933#Comment_3459332012-12-24T13:46:36-06:002015-08-02T13:27:44-05:00Paul Sizerhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=44
What's next? Having to talk to your kids about the gays?
Or Megatron? Oh God! Will my toaster turn into a monster robot that will kill me?
Newscasts like that make Sizer cry...
Or Megatron? Oh God! Will my toaster turn into a monster robot that will kill me?

Newscasts like that make Sizer cry...]]>
NEWSTRANGE -- the Informus Thread (Closes Nov 25th)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10875&Focus=345934#Comment_3459342012-12-24T17:07:19-06:002015-08-02T13:27:44-05:00Bombus Hortorushttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2485
Of course the locals would pull the "A child might ask 'is Satan really there' ?" argument... It's astounding the number of things people want to ban so they don't have to talk to their ...
Of course the locals would pull the "A child might ask 'is Satan really there' ?" argument... It's astounding the number of things people want to ban so they don't have to talk to their kids

If you've scared the fuck out of your kids in the first place with stories about Satan I don't see why you shouldn't reap what you've sown...]]>
NEWSTRANGE -- the Informus Thread (Closes Nov 25th)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10875&Focus=345937#Comment_3459372012-12-24T18:20:51-06:002015-08-02T13:27:44-05:00Foamheadhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8779
Quincy's died.
Poor Kait.
Quincy's died.

Poor Kait.]]>
NEWSTRANGE -- the Informus Thread (Closes Nov 25th)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10875&Focus=345938#Comment_3459382012-12-24T20:45:45-06:002015-08-02T13:27:44-05:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
Klugman certainly had a long career. Thanks for sharing your talent, man! You were great!
NEWSTRANGE -- the Informus Thread (Closes Nov 25th)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10875&Focus=345945#Comment_3459452012-12-25T03:22:17-06:002015-08-02T13:27:44-05:00Foamheadhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8779
Klugman:The actor lost his voice to throat cancer in the 1980s but later trained himself to speak again. He returned to acting in the 1990s.Just this.
The actor lost his voice to throat cancer in the 1980s but later trained himself to speak again. He returned to acting in the 1990s.Just this.]]>
NEWSTRANGE -- the Informus Thread (Closes Nov 25th)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10875&Focus=345953#Comment_3459532012-12-25T08:50:50-06:002015-08-02T13:27:44-05:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
Charles Durning died yesterday. One of those actors who seemed to have been around forever and would be around forever.
According to the NYTimes, he saw awful bloody hell on the beaches on D-Day.
According to the NYTimes, he saw awful bloody hell on the beaches on D-Day.]]>
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Another loss...
Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson dies. aged 83
Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson dies. aged 83]]>
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Gerry Anderson, RIP. Alzheimer's. Damn. I'm glad he went relatively quickly.
I was always frustrated by the scientific implausability of Anderson's live-action series, but I sure as heck watched ...
I was always frustrated by the scientific implausability of Anderson's live-action series, but I sure as heck watched them, because they were always well produced and usually entertaining. And during the '70s they were some of the only "space" shows on TV.

As for his puppet shows . . . oh, man, did those blow me away as a little kid. My earliest memory of a specific TV show is Fireball XL-5. Later, I watched Stingray and was utterly intrigued as a six year old by Thunderbirds. I had my mom sew me a International Rescue sash and cap from blue burlap-like material. Had the Thunderbird 3 and Thunderbird 1 motorized models.]]>
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Naked woman climbs inside dead horse, inspired by Star Wars.
Naked woman climbs inside dead horse, inspired by Star Wars.]]>
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@ D.J.
Oh yeah, I remember that one. Wasn't it like, one year ago ?
Oh yeah, I remember that one. Wasn't it like, one year ago ?]]>
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Saving the rhino with surveillance drones
Saving the rhino with surveillance drones]]>
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@Wood
Shit, you caught me. I saw it on reddit earlier, must have been a repost.
Shit, you caught me. I saw it on reddit earlier, must have been a repost.]]>
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Peter Parker dead at issue 700
Peter Parker dead at issue 700]]>
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Bill O’Reilly Arrested For Assaulting Department Store Santa. Sadly not true.
Bill O’Reilly Arrested For Assaulting Department Store Santa. Sadly not true.]]>
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Fox Urine: Ideal for Preventing Christmas Tree Theft
The fox urine is mixed with glycerin and water and is sprayed on the trunks of hundreds of evergreens in city parks to prevent them from getting ...
Fox Urine: Ideal for Preventing Christmas Tree Theft

The fox urine is mixed with glycerin and water and is sprayed on the trunks of hundreds of evergreens in city parks to prevent them from getting clandestinely cut down and stolen. The smell of the fox urine is dulled outdoors in the cold, but becomes unbearable when “thawed” and brought into a warmer environment, like a house.

“The fox urine smells like skunk. And this year, we added a little bit of skunk essence to it, so it’s a really good batch,” Dave Allder, a city parks supervisor, told the Lincoln Journal Star.

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Portraits of Albanian Women Who Have Lived Their Lives As Men
The freedom to vote, drive, conduct business, earn money, drink, smoke, swear, own a gun or wear pants was traditionally the exclusive ...
Portraits of Albanian Women Who Have Lived Their Lives As Men

The freedom to vote, drive, conduct business, earn money, drink, smoke, swear, own a gun or wear pants was traditionally the exclusive province of men. Young girls were commonly forced into arranged marriages, often with much older men in distant villages. As an alternative, becoming a Sworn Virgin, or ‘burnesha” elevated a woman to the status of a man and granted her all the rights and privileges of the male population. In order to manifest the transition such a woman cut her hair, donned male clothing and sometimes even changed her name. Male gestures and swaggers were practiced until they became second nature. Most importantly of all, she took a vow of celibacy to remain chaste for life. She became a “he”. This practice continues today but as modernization inches toward the small villages nestled in the Alps, this archaic tradition is increasingly seen as obsolete. Only a few aging Sworn Virgins remain.

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US Air Force used drugged bears to test ejector seats
US Air Force used drugged bears to test ejector seats]]>
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Ohio mosque arsonist says he was under influence of Fox News
Ohio mosque arsonist says he was under influence of Fox News]]>
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And now for good news :
Quentin Blake knighted in Queen's New Year honours
Quentin Blake knighted in Queen's New Year honours]]>
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Dozens of tortured bodies discovered in Syria
Dozens of tortured bodies discovered in Syria]]>
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Australians celebrate death of notorious kidnapper and child molester
Australians celebrate death of notorious kidnapper and child molester]]>
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The first French baby of 2013 has two mommies
We'll also get marriage equality in a couple month, if all goes according to plan.
The first French baby of 2013 has two mommies

We'll also get marriage equality in a couple month, if all goes according to plan.]]>
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Muslim cleric issues fatwah allowing "intercourse marriages", i.e. religiously allowing rape, that only "last a few hours to allow each fighter their turn".
But it's ok. He's ...
Muslim cleric issues fatwah allowing "intercourse marriages", i.e. religiously allowing rape, that only "last a few hours to allow each fighter their turn".

But it's ok. He's limited it to Syrian women of fourteen years or older, the divorced, and the widowed.

Yet another chip in the barrel of "WHY I FUCKING HATE RELIGION".]]>
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@RenThing, ugh dear god. Things like that make me want to find all the tall, intimidating, empowered women I can (I'M LOOKING AT YOU, LEBLANC) and just keep these women safe. Jesus.
An army of ...
An army of tall (I only say tall because of the physically intimidating part, women of all sizes would be totally welcome, but visual intimidation yessss), self-assured, badass women seems like this cleric's worst nightmare.]]>
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One of my favorite fantasies is one where the women of Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia, and all of that portion of the world, reach up together, as one, and choke the life from such men. Not ...
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@ Renthing
I feel you, but honestly, this is something that men should do. Whenever some men does or says something as horrific as that, other men should track him down, cut off his cock and ...
I feel you, but honestly, this is something that men should do. Whenever some men does or says something as horrific as that, other men should track him down, cut off his cock and balls and nail them to his forehead, revoking his right to be a man.

My rationale for saying that men should do this comes from a passage on a sci-fi novel by Michael Stackpole. The passage involve a guy killing a white-supremacist who'd attacked one of his black friends. As the guy killed him he explained. "You see, if [James] did this, in your heads it would be the first shot of a race war. If I do it, it's just pest control."

Men need to engage in more aggressive pest control.]]>
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@johnjones
Amen, brother.
Amen, brother.]]>
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Good point. My feeling behind women doing it is that it reinforces the fact that they don't need men to clean house or defend them. I agree that men should do something, but women should be the ...
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In other news, my hometown had a rash of naked bloke wielding a katana a few days ago.
naked bloke wielding a katana a few days ago.]]>
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Also, we were punked.
we were punked.]]>
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I'll find someone else to punch in the name of women anyhow.
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Flipping Off Police Officers Constitutional, Federal Court Affirms
In a 14-page opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit ruled that the "ancient gesture of insult is not the ...
Flipping Off Police Officers Constitutional, Federal Court Affirms

In a 14-page opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit ruled that the "ancient gesture of insult is not the basis for a reasonable suspicion of a traffic violation or impending criminal activity."

The Holy See was required to meet European Union safeguards on finances by the start of 2013.

Its failure means tourists will have to pay cash at its museums and shops.

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Pastor calls 9-1-1 for assistance getting out of a pair of handcuffs he got tangled up on when he was just, you know, playing around with them, but is much more mum about the gag police found in his ...
Pastor calls 9-1-1 for assistance getting out of a pair of handcuffs he got tangled up on when he was just, you know, playing around with them, but is much more mum about the gag police found in his mouth when they arrived at the church.

With audio.

*snerk*]]>
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Well I'm pretty sure he was actually playing with the handcuffs. Possibly with a partner, possibly alone.
I still wonder how he was able to dial 911 but not to remove his gag.
I still wonder how he was able to dial 911 but not to remove his gag.]]>
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It's actually not all that hard to talk through a gag if you're wearing it for funtimes. They're usually kept a little loose, for safety reasons.
*cough*
*cough*]]>
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*safeword*
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Does IBM know that HAL is psychotic?
In August of 1966, 2 years prior to the release of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick wrote to the vice president of his production company and asked whether ...
Does IBM know that HAL is psychotic?

In August of 1966, 2 years prior to the release of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick wrote to the vice president of his production company and asked whether IBM — a company with whom Kubrick consulted during production, and whose logo briefly appears in the film — were aware of HAL's murderous actions in the story. His letter, and Roger Caras's reply, can be seen below.

It's worth noting that both Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke have since denied that HAL represented IBM, and have claimed that the "one-letter shift" between the names "HAL" and "IBM" is purely coincidental.

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@ Alan Tyson : I know, but that wasn't my point. If he was restrained to the point of not being able to remove the gag, how come he could still use his phone ?
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@ Curb : safewords is for when there's a partner present. In this case, the priest was either playing with himself or with a pertner who, for some reason, hed decided to leave the scene without ...
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I think what happened here is the Pastor found a clever way to brag about the sex he's having without actually having to admit that he's been having sex.
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@Alan, I think that rather depends on how the wearer of the gag would like it.
cough.
/exgilfriendcomment
cough.